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TGSMP founders, rapper Paradise, and producer/saxophonist Charlie Parker, will be bringing one of Mozart's famous operas into a contemporary, urban context. Perhaps it's a bit too street, going by comments in the press about the kind of "street" language co-opted into the adaptation called 'School 4 Lovers', which "is is a fresh adaptation of Mozart’s opera 'Cosi Fan Tutte'. 18th century opera is fired up with the energy of 21st century hip-hop to create a new cultural fusion. Orchestras deliver raw beats. MCs vie with sopranos. Opera battles with hip-hop for centre-stage. The setting has changed too – it’s no longer Naples, but it’s an inner city estate. But the guys in the band are still asking the same fundamental question – "Will she remain faithful while I’m away?" School 4 Lovers At Glynbourne Opera House near Lewes and Brighton. 16 March 2006: school and youth groups performance @ 7pm + DJ in foyer from 6.30pm; 17 & 18 March 2006 @ 8pm + DJ in foyer from 7.30pm. Adults: £20, 18 & under: £10. 01273 815 025. 

To be in with a chance of winning a pair of tickets to see this contemporary, urban remake of Mozart's opera, on Saturday March 18, just correctly answer this question: what nationality was Mozart? Send your answer, plus your name and phone number to editor@britishblackmusic.com (subject line: School For Lovers answer) by March 5 2006.